Brave New World
Imagine living in a world without parents, a place full of faceless human clones. This is the society portrayed in Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel, "Brave New World". Huxley describes a futuristic "Utopia" that has an alarming effect of dehumanization. In this world, each person is raised in a test tube rather than a mother's womb, and World Controllers control every stage of their development, from embryo to maturity. Each new human is placed into a certain class, and the embryos are manipulated chemically to stimulate or to retard their physical and mental growth. By repeating phrases over and over while the children sleep, the Controllers can condition each person to accept his role in the world around him and to behave in what the society deems to be a "safe" manner. This creates a world full of human clones, completely devoid of personality. Every person is conditioned to love three things: Henry Ford, a wonder drug called "Soma" and sex. In order for his perfect world to constantly remain stable, Huxley introduced the use of drugs and alcohol to his society. This report will endeavor to identify Huxley's vision of drugs and alcohol through his "utopia" in 1931, and the direction of change this dimension of soc
"And round her waist she wore a silver-mounted green morocco-surrogate cartridge belt, bulging with the regulation supply of contraceptives." Caffeine is another drug that the world's population is addicted to. It is so widely considered as not even being a drug, that eighty percent of Australians alone are addicted to it. A natural component of coffee, tea and chocolate and added to drugs, soft drinks, candy and many other products, this powerful drug can affect brain function, hormone balance and sleep patterns. As a result of this, people of all ages are addicted to it. It is used as an after dinner mint with coffee, or a supplement for romance before sex. The extent of its acceptance by the society is mind blowing. It is rationed out to and used by members of every caste, therefore missing or skipping a dose leads to depression and unhappiness in the unlucky individual. For example, in the novel, Lenina, a main character and also a typical product of the Brave New World society, visits the Savage Reservation with Bernard Marx. During her visit she discovers she has left her soma behind. She has no other choice but to uncomfortably continue the rest of her day without it. Besides the fact it was a day she would usually be taking more soma, she also had not been conditioned to the harsh images she was continuously encountering at the Savage Reservation that day.
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Approximate Word count = 1295
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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